Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Karen Holland is the Founding Editor of Nurse Education in Practice journal and Subject Chair for Nursing & Health Professions on the Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB), Elsevier. She is a Senior Lecturer (Honorary) in the School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK.Roger Watson is Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull, Hull, UK. He is a Registered Nurse and Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Education in Practice. Professor Watson was the Founding Chair of the Lancet Commission on Nursing, a founding member of the Global Advisory Group for the Future of Nursing, and is the current Vice President of the National Conference of University Professors (NCUP).

• List of contributors ixForeword xPreface xiiAcknowledgements xiv1 Introduction: The Book, Its Philosophy and Its Focus 1Karen Holland, and Roger WatsonIntroduction 1Why publish what we write? 2What are perceived barriers to successful writing? 3How can we succeed? 4Summary 5References 6Internet resources 62 The Basics of Writing for Publication and the Steps to Success: Getting Started 7Roger WatsonIntroduction 7Barriers to writing 7Learning about the publishing process 9Getting started 9The ‘four rules’ of writing 10How to fill a blank page 13The process of publishing 18What happens next? 21References 21Internet resources 223 Writing a Conference Abstract and Paper for Presentation 23Jan DraperIntroduction 23Section 1: How to write a conference abstract 23Section 2: How to prepare for a conference presentation and paper 34Conclusion 43References 434 Writing for Publication: Blogs and Other Forms of Social Media 44Roger WatsonIntroduction 44Writing for publication: the blog 45Wikipedia® 54Tracking your influence on social media* 57Conclusion 60References 60Internet resources 615 Writing for Publication: The Journal Article 62Roger WatsonIntroduction 62What message and to whom? 62Targeting a journal 65Read the guidelines 66Section 1: Reading the guidelines 67Section 2: Writing and organising the article 70Section 3: Writing the paper 86Better writing 91Submitting your manuscript 96Conclusion 96References 97Internet resources 976 Writing for Publication: The Book 98Karen HollandIntroduction 98Why write a book? 98Getting started 99Contacting a publisher 100Writing a book proposal 101Writing on your own: key issues to consider 103Writing with others: key issues to consider 103The process of writing a book: key issues to consider 104Tips for successful management of writing a book 104Tips for being a book editor and author 107What comes next? 108Summary 109References 109Internet resources 1107 Writing for Publication: Reporting your Literature Review 111Helen Aveyard and Caroline Bradbury-JonesIntroduction 111What is a literature review? 111Rationale for this chapter 113Conclusion 119References 120Internet resources 1218 Writing for Publication: Turning Assignments into Publishable Works 122Mark HayterIntroduction 122Get advice on writing up your work for publication 123Role of supervisors/authorship 123What type of publication? 124Editing research dissertations and theses for publication 130Conclusion 142References 143Internet resources 1439 The Editorial Process 144Roger WatsonIntroduction 144Who are editors? 144What is editing about? 145Who else is involved? 146What do editors look for in an article? 148Editorial boards 150What happens to your manuscript? 152Digital object identifiers 155Ethics 156Corrigenda and errata 157Compiling issues of the journal 158Media exposure 158Conclusion 159References 159Internet Resources 15910 Being a Journal Reviewer: Good Practice in Reviewing 160Karen HollandIntroduction 160What is peer review? 161Types of peer review 161The role of a reviewer 162What are the basic and specific guidelines the reviewermay use in the review of an article? 167Reviewing for an international nursingeducation/practice journal: additional issues 171What the editor and publisher can do for the reviewer 172Why become a reviewer? 173Summary 173References 174Internet resources 17411 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Publishing: Avoiding Plagiarism and Other Issues 175Charon A. PiersonIntroduction 175Dilemma of ethics in publishing 175Research misconduct 180Summary and conclusions 187References 188Internet resources 18912 Writing for Publication: Key Issues in Ethical Authorship and Dissemination 191Roger Watson and Karen HollandIntroduction 191The role of the editor in ethical challenges 192How authors can check journals prior to submission of an article 192Identification of unethical practice 193The key ethical issues that editors identify in their work 194Managing unethical issues 197Errata and corrigenda 198Retraction 199Conclusion 200References 200Internet resources 20113 Open Access and Open Science 202Roger WatsonIntroduction 202What is open access? 202Models of open access 205Journal models 206Creative commons licences 207Ethics and open access 209Deciding to publish open access 211Open Science 213Conclusion 214References 215Internet resources 215Bibliography 216Index 217